Jaeger



(No Model.)

F. HUENERJAEGER.

PLOW.

No. 471,290. Patented Mar. 22,1892.

UNITED STATEs PATENT EETcEa FRIEDRICH HUENERJAEGER, OF MICHIGAN CITY,INDIANA.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 471,290, dated March22, 1892.

Application filed October 29, 1891. $eria1No. 410,186. (No modeL) To allwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH HUENER- JAEGER, of Michigan Oity,in thecounty of La Porte and State of Indiana, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Plows, of

' entirely with the ordinary form of adjustable mold-board adapted to beshifted from one side to another, and in lieu thereof providing asimplified arrangement whereby the same, if not better, results areattained with a much less complicated structure.

WVith the above object in view the invention consists in the improvedconstruction and combination of parts, as hereinaftermore fully setforth and. described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a completeplow embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is plan view thereof, and Fig. 3an end elevation.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A indicates the plow-beam, whichat its rear end has secured thereto a downwardly-curved metallic arm B,through which the handle or lever 0 passes, the lower end of said armbeing secured to a base-piece D. Extending also from the arm B at anincline is a plow-beam E, which is secured to the forward end of thebase D, and carries upon its lower extremity the plowshare or cutterF,which is of approximately spade-shape form. The transverse axis of theshare or blade is substantially at right angles to the beam A and thearm B. It is of course obvious that instead of providing a separate arm,as B, the beam may be extended rearwardly and curved downwardly in thesame manner. I prefer, however, to employ a separate metallic arm,inasmuch as the same affords a more secure means for attaching thehandle, plow-beam, and other parts.

The letters G G indicate the sulky-wheels at the forward end of themachine, mounted upon a fixed axle H. Extending upwardly from this axleis a yoke-shaped frame-I, the vertical members of which are providedwith a series of perforations t' 2'.

The letter J indicates a transverse supporting-bar adjustable verticallyon the frame I, to which are attached near opposite ends short chains KK, said chains carrying pins L L upon their free ends. These pins areadapted to be passed through any of the series of apertures in thevertical pieces of the standards and to receive thereon the under edgeof the opposite ends of the transverse bar, which lat ter in turn isadapted to support movably the forward extremity of the plow-beam in themanner clearly illustrated by the dotted lines, Fig. 3.

To the rear side of the axle H is attached a clevis M, which receivesone link of a draftchain N, the opposite end of said chain beingattached to a hook 0, extending from arm B.

When the plow is in operation with the beam adjusted to the positionillustrated in the drawings, or to the left of the transversesupporting-bar, the plowshare or cutter is necessarily slightly inclinedto the left, which of course has the effect of throwing the soil in thesame direction. When the end of the furrow is reached, instead of thenecessity of shifting a mold-board, as is done in side-hill plows, as isordinarily the case, all that is necessary to be done is simply to turnthe plow to the right and then throw the end of the plow-beam restingupon the transverse supporting-bar from the left to the right, thisbeing accomplished by merely manipulating the handle. It will be noticedthat the transverse bar J upon its upper edge is rounded at a centralpoint, whereby the plow-beam is more readily maintained in its adjusted0blique position.

The line of draft can be shifted with equal ease and expedition,inasmuch as the link of the draft-chain is loose upon the clevis, sothat as the end of the plow-beam is changed from left to right, or viceversa, the forward end of said draft-chain may be likewise adjusted.

In this way the draft is readily equalized, as the draft-chain is thusmaintained ina straight line, as clearly illustrated in the drawings. 1have also shown a means for adjusting the depth of penetration of theplowshare. This is accomplished by merely raising or lowering thetransverse supporting-bar J and inserting the pins L L in differentapertures of the yoke.

In use the bar J is first adjusted to a proper height to cause the plowto cut a deep or shallow furrow, as desired, and thereupon as the plowis moved forward the wheels G G travel, one on the plowed and the otheron the unplowed land, and the plow runs in the unplowed land near itsedge, and the blade or shaft, being at an oblique angle to the line ofmotion of the plow, cuts the sod or unplowed land and turns the sliceover away from the same. 011 reaching the end of the furrow and uponturning the team and plow around to go in the opposite direction thefront end of the beam is shifted laterally to the other side of the yokeI, and the blade is thus put into a reverse oblique position, whereby itis made to cut the sod or soil and turn the slice away from the unplowedland, as it did while moving in the opposite direction. The plow issteadied and held to its work by the attendant, who grasps the handlestherefor. As will be seen, the plow is adapted to work in bothdirections along the same edge of unplowed land, in both cases turningthe soil away from the unplowed land. The chain N is located or shiftedin the clevis M, as is necessary to secure the proper draft to the plow.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The combination, with the axle of a plowsulky and alaterally-extending yoke mounted rigidly on the axle, of a plow-beam theforward end of which rests and is movable laterally freely on the yoke,a plow-point rigid to the rear part of the beam, a handle securedrigidly to the beam, and a nonrigid draft device connecting the rear endof the beam to the axle of the sulky, substantially as described.

2. In a plow, the combination of a yoke secured rigidly to the axle ofthe plow-sulky wheels, a clevis extending from the rear side of saidaxle, a plow-beam having its forward free end resting upon said yoke soas to have a free movement, a plow-arm extendingfrom the rear portion ofthe beam and provided upon its lower end with a plowshare or cutter, ahandle or lever for throwing the forward end of the beam from one sideto the other of the supporting-yoke, and a draft-chain having one endsliding loosely on the clevis and its opposite end secured to theplow-beam, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRIEDRICH IIUENERJAEGER. Witnesses:

JoHANNns VALLMAR, ALBERT GLiicK.

